Trial of ascendancy

A trial of ascendancy was a Sith trial. One trial required the sacrifice of a loved one to unlock newfound depths of dark power.^[1] In 34 ABY,^[2] unbeknownst to him, the dark warrior Kylo Ren carried out the trial by killing his father, Han Solo.^[1] Instead of making him more powerful, though, the act of patricide weakened Ren on a spiritual level,^[3] and he became haunted by what he had done.^[4]

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Behind the scenes

Trial of ascendancy was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary,^[1] a reference book published on December 20, 2019 and serving as a companion for the film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.^[6]

The trial originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned as part of the Lorrd Artifact in Legacy of the Force: Betrayal, a novel written by Aaron Allston and published on May 30, 2006.^[7] It was first identified as the Prophecy of the Sith in Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines novel, written by Karen Traviss and published on August 29, 2006.^[5]

Appearances

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• Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (and audiobook)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)

Sources

• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as trial of ascendancy)

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